First licensed in May 1968 as WN9ZAK. Passed General Class in October 1968, received WA9ZAK. Upgraded to Advanced Class April 1969. Passed Extra Class July 1976. Changed callsign to N9ZK 1977. Joined Q.C.W.A. 1993 after having been licensed 25 years. Life member A.R.R.L. Changed callsign to K9ZK 1998. Awards include WAS, WAC, 5BWAS #1Ø4, DXCC, 5BDXCC. Current station lineup is a Kenwood 2ØØØ LE, Flex SDR 5ØØØa, WØVMC custom Master Match PB 2.Ø Tuner, W2IHY EQ Plus, w/Electrovoice RE 27. Antennas include the Tennadyne T-8 @ 6Ø', DX Engineering 43' Thunderbolt Vertical configured as an inverted "L". Now works great on 16Ø meters. Retired 12/31/99 after 3Ø years as an Illinois State Police Trooper.